The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture supports and develops cultural infrastructure through a range of different tactics. Including leading the development of infrastructure, partnering with organizations, and grant funding projects.
City as Cultural Developer:
- Boston Arts Academy, a Boston Public School dedicated to providing students with a rigorous arts and academic education, preparing the next generation of artists, scholars, and engaged citizens.
- 290 North Beacon Street – Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture is working in collaboration with the Boston Housing Agency to deliver 40,000 sq ft of music rehearsal space with over 100 units of public housing.
- Re-Imaging The Strand Theatre – Developing a path forward for an over 100 year old historic theatre located in one of Boston’s most diverse neighbourhoods.
Unlocking Space through Partnerships:
- Making Space for Creative Enterprise in Downtown Boston – working in partnership with the Downtown Boston Alliance and our real estate community to unlock vacant spaces for culture.
- Future Proofing Boston Centre for the Arts – a nonprofit multidisciplinary arts organization that supports emerging and established artists through residencies, performances, exhibitions, and creative community programming in the historic South End.
- Boston Public Art Triennial – Partnering to find space for fabrication for this high profile public art exhibition.
Investing in community-led Cultural Space:
- Theatre Offensive – Theatre organization that creates liberating art by, for, and about queer and trans people of color
- Artisans Asylum Maker Space – created a new state of the art 52,000 sf nonprofit maker and art space
- Jazz Urbane – a new arts and restaurant venture planned to launch soon in Boston’s Nubian Square neighborhood
- Jean Appolon Expressions – Rehearsal and showcase space for Haitian Folklore inspired dance company